“The standard treatments for cancer are not meant to heal, but to destroy.”

“But shame is like a wound that is never exposed and therefore never heals.”

“With age comes wisdom and with wisdom comes age. I guess I too am growing older.”

“My grandmother used to say life was so much easier when you were simple-minded.It’s taken me almost my whole life to understand what she meant.”

“Time stands still best in moments that look suspiciously like ordinary life.”

“I have a renewed commitment to elegance, she said, in case you think I'm just spending money for the fun of it. ”

“I used to believe my father about everything but then I had children myself & now I see how much stuff you make up just to keep yourself from going crazy.”